Proud #tobeapartner at a company that is Changing the World!

Fortune includes Starbucks as one of 51 companies making "a sizable impact on major global social or environmental problems as part of their competitive strategy." The magazine said its goal with the new list is to "shine a spotlight on companies that have made significant progress in addressing major social problems as a part of their core business strategy. It is based on our belief that capitalism should be not just tolerated but celebrated for its power to do good. At a time when governments are flailing, its powers are needed more than ever." In its description of Starbucks, Fortune writes: Starbucks’ enormous reach—21,000 stores in 67 countries—hasn’t stopped the coffee giant from being intimately connected to its supply chain. Of the hundreds of millions of pounds of coffee Starbucks will buy this year, 99% will be verified as ethically sourced . To assemble its lis...